The Bells
Kirsnick Ball
Buying off melody's debt was easy. Larry didn't ask too many questions once I set a briefcase full of money on his bar and told him that she wouldn't be coming back to work for him anymore. He slammed the case shut and quickly too us into his office at the back of the building. We sat and watched as he ran the bills through a money counter. He kept saying that he had to make sure everything was in order before he voided her contract.
"I know you," he said to me as he worked. "You came here a few times. You must really have liked what you saw behind the bar there." he laughed but I didn't reply.
"Yeah, something like that." I replied as I watched him pick through the money as if I was gone sit here and give him some fake bills. After he was done, he placed all of the money in the suitcase and told us that we could go.
"So, that's it?" I asked him.
"Yeah, I have my money so I don't need anything else from her." he said with a shrug. "You might just want to make sure that your dad says far away from my bar before you're left working in here again."
"Well, I'm sure that won't happen." Melody said with a roll of her eyes.
"Good luck with all your future endeavors Babygirl, I mean Mrs...." his voice trailed off as he shifted his gaze from her to me.
"Ball," he said.
"Make sure I get an invitation to the wedding." he smiled. His smile was so creepy. I don't know how Melody could ever come here the way she did.
"Yeah, I'll hand deliver it." she said curtly before she turned and led the way out of the office.
She didn't say a word as she walked through the club and out the front door. I could barely keep up with her at the pace she was walking. I unlocked the doors and watched her get into the car. I got in the car behind her and closed the door. I was looking at her, but she still hadn't said anything. She sucked in a deep breath and started laughing. Laughing like I had just told her the funniest she had ever heard in her whole life. When she finally did look up at me, she had tears in her eyes.
"You, okay?" I asked after I was sure she was done.
"Yeah," she wiped her face still giggling a little. "You don't know how long I've been waiting to walk out of there and not have to come back."
"That stuff he told you about your dad-"
"Back when I was still in high school, he skipped town and apparently scammed Larry out of a bunch of money. Since he couldn't find my dad, he came to me for his money." she explained.
"Wow, that's fucked up." he said.
"Yeah, I worked out a deal with him. I worked and all the money I made went to the debt that my dad owed." he said.
"And judging by the amount of time you been there."
"it's the kind of place where you don't get paid to be innocent." she said.
"What do you mean?" I asked her.
"it's a strip club. There aint no money in working behind the bar and making drinks. If I would have stripped or slept with a few of the customers I would have probably had it paid in no time, but that isn't the type of thing I'm into." she said.
"Right," I said to her. "Well, I'm happy that I could help you with that. You weren't meant to be in a place like that."
She gave me a soft smile and turned to look out the window. I honestly was happy that I could help. She seemed so relieved by having this chapter in her life closed for good. I reached for the gear shift, but she stopped me before I could get my hand around it. "What?"
"There need to be rules to this fake marriage thing." she said. "You know boundaries."
"Boundaries?"
"Yeah, this is a pretend marriage so in public we will be married but in private we can respect each other's privacy." she said. "
"Yeah, that's cool." I replied.
"There will be no inappropriate touching, no kissing, no sleeping in the same bed, but in public as long as it's warranted then it's allowed." she said.
"Warranted?" I asked.
"Warranted meaning that if the situation calls for it, we can give kisses or you can have your arm around me, hand holding and stuff like that."
"What about butt touching?" I asked. I'm not gonna lie I enjoy a woman with a nice ass, and she has one, but if she says it's a no go then I'll respect that. She looked over at me and made a face.
"I don't know what you're into but I'm not touching your butt." She said.
I rolled my eyes. "I wasn't talking about you. I'm talking about me."
"Why would you need to touch my ass?" she pressed.
"I'm talking about that warranty thing." I said.
She sighed. "Okay, I think we're losing track of the conversation. Okay, in public act like a newlywed married couple but in private is we can just be us. Two, unmarried adults who barely know each other."
"Okay, I get it." I replied.
"And I want my own room in your house." She said.
"Why my house?" I asked
"You know, married people do live together, and if we're going to pull this off, we need to behave like we're in love." I said. "If someone finds out we claiming we're married but we aint living together that'll ruin the entire thing."
we sat there and went back and forth about living arrangements and how we should act in public. By the time we finished discussing everything the sun had already started to set. Everything was discussed and agreed upon; we were going to invite everyone to dinner and give them this big drawn-out story about how we ran into each other on the elevator and feel in love at first sight. Melody came up with the story and did a pretty good job of making sure it didn't sound like a big fairytale and it could happen in real life.
"So how did we meet?" she asked me.
"We met at work but when I ran into you at a restaurant outside of the office, I shot my shot and we hit it off. You wanted to keep it professional, but I charmed you out of your panties anyway and now you're gonna be my wife." I answered.
"Why you have to throw that extra in there like that?" she asked. I could tell she was annoyed but it's funny to see her clam up like that. She's like a little girl the way the slightest talk of sex in any way makes her blush.
"It makes it more believable when you blush like that." I replied.
"I'm not blushing." She lied with a roll of her eyes.
"Alright." Replied. "Whatever you say wifey."
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The CEO's Wife
FanfictionY/n and takeoff story: It was supposed to be a simple arrangement. she would be his wife and he would buy her freedom. little did they know, this simple transaction would turn both of their worlds upside down.
